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Egypt sentences 75 to death over Rabaa protests | News

An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death, including senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, over a 2013 sit-in protest in Cairo that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters.

Senior Brotherhood leaders Essam el-Erian and Mohamed Beltagi were sentenced to death, while Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood’s spiritual leader, was handed a life sentence.

Prominent photojournalist…

Egypt: Five years since ‘Rabaa massacre’ | News

Five years ago, Egypt witnessed one of the deadliest days for demonstrations in its modern history when security forces killed hundreds of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. 

The dramatic dispersal of the sit-in at Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya Square on August 14, 2013, saw soldiers and police shoot dead more than 800 protesters in a matter of hours.

The bloody crackdown came weeks after…

Egypt marks five years since ‘Rabaa massacre’ | Egypt News

It has been five years since at least 1,000 people were killed by security forces in Rabaa Square, in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.

Human Rights Watch described it as “the largest mass killing in Egypt’s modern history”.

The group was protesting against the coup which deposed the democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi.

The effects are still being felt in Egypt five years on.

Al Jazeera’s…

Egyptian court delays verdict in mass trial over Rabaa sit-in

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CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday delayed a final ruling in a case against 739 people involved in a 2013 sit-in protest that was broken up by security forces, saying defendants could not be transferred to the court due to “security concerns”.

Police stand guards during a court session in which 739 people are being tried for participating in a 2013 sit-in in support of…

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